Athens City Officers and Salaries Set for 1908
Athens City Council ratified the caucus action fixing salaries for 1908. Mayor salary $1200. officers include Clerk and Treasurer $1000. City Attorney $900. City Engineer $1500. Sanitary Inspector $600. Street Superintendent $600. Water Works Superintendent $1200. City Marshal $1050. Lieut. of Police $92 per day. Sergeant $85 per day. Policemen $1.75 per day. City Physicians $200. Chief Fire Chief $1050 with aides $162 and 1.62 per day. Firemen $160 per day. Chief Engineer Water Works $65 per month. Real Estate Assessors $100 per annum.
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Athens
Protem
J. H. Ruacker
W. W. Turner
J. W. Barnett
A. M. Center
J. R. Cain
W. L. Wood
B. F. Culp
J. 8
McKie
J. T. Dean
Henry Hill
D. W. Hull
D. J. Cook
W. E. Jackson
R. A. Saye
H. N. Thomas
I. A. Bradberry
B. O. W. Rose
R. A. Barpeo
R. J. Felton
J. T. Hamilton
A. O. Holliday
H. M. Falklore
G. W. McDorman
W. J. Potts
T. M. Forrest Ter
H. Peeler
J. B. Algood
D. Watson
D. D. Newsome
D. Beusse
F. Barry
W. T. Carlton
W. P. Montgomery
Wm. Lewis
John Dennard
RB. B
Fire Department Records Of 1902 Show Large Losses
The 1902 Athens Fire Department report by Chief Geo W McDorman records 53 alarms 43 box calls 10 telephone calls 4 false alarms and total losses of 100 643 60 with over 90 000 in a single fire. Buildings losses 24 903 75 insurance on buildings 56 278 00 contents losses 75 549 75 insurance on contents 254 780 00 total losses 100 543 50 total insurance 316 008 00.
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Falco
Elixir of Life claims cure all diseases for free
A Fort Wayne doctor announces a miraculous Elixir of Life that cures rheumatism neuralgia stomach heart liver kidney blood and skin diseases and more. He offers free samples by mail with no risk and asserts cured patients have discarded crutches and regained health.
British protest over Russian torpedo boats through Dardanelles
Constantinople January 7 reports a British protest against Russia’s permission for four unarmed torpedo boat destroyers to pass the Dardanelles into the Black Sea under the Russian flag. Austria Hungary and Italy may join in objections while Germany and France stay aloof.
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Constantinople
Great Britain
Dardanelles
Black Sea
Russia
Austro-Hungary
Italy
Germany
France
Calhoun Reelected President of Confederate Veterans Home
Col. W. L. Calhoun was reelected today as president of the Confederate Veterans' Home in Atlanta Georgia. Expenses of the home were reduced due to a lower appropriations cut by the recent legislature.
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Atlanta
W. L. Calhoun
Confederate Veterans’ Home
Bailey wins Medal in First Northeast Georgia Contest
Harmony Grove Ga Jan 7 Harris Grady Bailey of Royston Ga won the medal in the opening contest of the Northeast Georgia Oratorical Association speaking on Intellectual Progress.
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Harmony Grove, Ga
Northeast Georgia Oratorical Association
Harris Grady Bailey
Royston, Ga
Georgia Troops Roster Totals 4851 Enlisted Men
Atlanta Jan 7 Inspector General Obear completes Georgia troops roster listing 25 staff officers 645 cavalrymen 217 heavy artillerymen 3639 infantrymen and 115 light artillery making 4851 in total.
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Atlanta
Obear
Georgia
Markham Named Port Collector for Atlanta
M. D. Markham has been nominated by the president as collector of port in Atlanta. He has lived in Atlanta most of his life and is the son of Col. William Markham, a pioneer developer who built a city hotel that burned down years ago.
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Atlanta
Maracellas
Markham
Col
William Markham
Atlanta Doctor Fined for Not Reporting Smallpox Case
Dr Griffeth of Atlanta was fined 20.75 by Recorder Broyles for failing to report a smallpox case diagnosed as chickenpox. Two neighbors have died and others are hospitalized since.
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Atlanta
Griffeth
Broyles
Woman Sleeps Hundred Days in Chicago Mystery
Chicago news reports Miss Dora Meek of the city has slept for a hundred days since a quarrel sparked the incident. She receives daily nourishment but remains unconscious with no sign of waking.
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Chicago
Dora Meek
Great Gale Strikes Omaha in January
A severe gale hit Omaha Nebraska last night damaging over a hundred buildings and spreading across the region. The storm’s reach extended through the western states, with continued strong winds and heavy rain reported.
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Omaha
Neb
Elks Banquet At Athens Lodge Social and Banquet Event
Athens Elks Lodge held a social session on Clayton Street with members and invited guests. Exalted Ruler M. G. Michael presided at an elaborate banquet at the Commercial Hotel with eloquent after dinner addresses from both members and guests. Speakers included J. H. Dozier D. Q. Abbott and others. guests were Dr I A Rubenstein Rev Troy Beatty and more. An advertisement notes Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets as effective for indigestion and constipation.
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Athens
the Elks
Messrs
J. H. Dozier
D. Q. Abbott
John J. Strickland
W. A. Reynolds
Herbert E. Oboate
J. F. Rhodes
I. H. Goss
D. P. Haselton
J. W. Pitman
Texas
I.4. Rubenstein
Troy Beatty
J. F. Hart
Eder B. Smith
Mr and Mrs Louis Morris Host in Honor of Visitors
On Hancock avenue a dinner for Mrs Lindeman of New York Mrs Schwab of Savannah and Miss Lyon of Charleston was given by Mr and Mrs Louis Morris. The home was richly decorated and the table displayed cut glass and silverware with guests receiving alongside Mrs Joseph Morris and Misses Sarah and Lillie Morris. Rev B F Elliot and family left for Adel Ga where he has been called by two churches. Athens laments losing Mr Elliot as a citizen.
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Hancock Avenue
Louis Morris
B. PF. Elliot
Aiel
Elliot
Athens
Ochiltree Defies Galveston Snub With Grant Welcome
Colonel Thomas Ochiltree defies a Galveston snub by rushing the crimson carpet to meet General Ulysses S Grant. He escorts Mrs Grant into the Tremont House and, from the hotel balcony, introduces Grant as one of his best friends, ending local attempts to slight him.
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Ochiltree
General Grant
Thomas Ochiltree
Galveston
Grant
South America
Lst
Galverton
How Northern Indians Secure Venison for Their Larders
A New Yorker recounts British Columbia Indian hunting method for deer. Six to ten hunters corner a valley from opposite ends, using wind and coordinated moves to drive a herd toward the center. The pack is then killed in a short burst, supplying meat for weeks.
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British Columbia
Newsfoundland
New York Tribune
Uncle Saral Trask Sees Profit In Matrimonial Ventures
The piece portrays Uncle Isrul Trask a thrifty shopkeeper famed for his many marriages. A neigbor’s quip about his success leads to his own wry reply praising a "godly woman" with a little property. The anecdote captures comic social mores of the era.
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Saral
Iaral Trask
Bia
Isrul
Bey
New York Times
How Fruits Act Medical Brief Summary From The Fruit List
The Medicine Brief outlines fruit uses for bodily conditions. It lists oranges figs tamarind prunes mulberries dates nectarines plums as laxatives. Pomegranates cranberries blackberries sumac dewberries razp barberries quinces pears wild cherries mediars are astringent.
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